Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. A good selection of slaughter Holstein heifers today and prices were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −866.83 against this barn's trailing median of $1,016.83.

Average price

$150.00

1 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.15

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	150.00	803	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,214.76, low $1,005.59, median $1,016.83 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

150.00

—

IN average5 barns · 108 hd

151.15

−1.15

This barn, trailing median5 sales

1,016.83

−866.83

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,617	117.23	1,896	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,855	100.02	1,855	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,550	97.87	1,517	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,261	76.24	962	60
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,588	141.49	2,247	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,248	120.97	1,510	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,180	105.77	1,248	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,915	162.00	3,102	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,781	156.57	2,789	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,341	130.95	1,756	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,130	125.00	1,413	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,045	119.00	1,244	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	940	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

25 lots · USDA AMS · Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	280	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	182	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	858	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	275	280.00/head	280.00–280.00	280	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	691	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	790	1,157.03/head	700.00–1,225.00	1,157	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	925	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	856	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	300	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	338	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	940	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,617	117.23/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,896	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,318	85.97/cwt	80.00–90.50	1,133	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	59.40/cwt	55.00–67.50	715	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	97.72/cwt	93.00–103.50	1,520	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,678	88.30/cwt	87.00–89.50	1,482	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,855	100.02/cwt	94.00–103.50	1,855	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,588	141.49/cwt	140.50–142.50	2,247	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,781	156.57/cwt	154.50–158.50	2,789	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,915	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,102	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,130	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,413	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	105.33/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,509	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	74.61/cwt	69.00–79.50	915	21
Heifers	Select	—	1,045	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,244	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,341	130.95/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,756	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,248	120.97/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,510	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,180	105.77/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,248	2

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Indiana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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